Proud to be

Padgate

Proud to be part of The Challenge Academy Trust

Welcome to Padgate Academy

At Padgate Academy we aim to make our students creative and confident builders of their future, enabling them to be the best version of themselves, whilst mirroring the values of the school.

Welcome from our Principal

Mr Adam McMillan BA (Hons)

I am absolutely delighted and proud to welcome you to Padgate Academy. We are a warm, vibrant, and inclusive secondary school at the heart of central Warrington, and we are proud to be part of The Challenge Academy Trust (TCAT) β€” a partnership that enables us to share expertise, opportunities, and a strong commitment to excellence for every student.

Padgate Academy is at a truly exciting point in its growth and development, with significant investment in new facilities taking place across the school. These improvements are transforming our learning environment and ensuring our students benefit from state-of-the-art classrooms, specialist spaces, and cutting-edge technology that support innovative and inspiring teaching and learning

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3 days ago

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Year 9 students had a talk this morning from Laura at Mingalaba about sporting careers in languages πŸŒŽπŸ—£οΈβš½
Students learned how they can apply their language skills more widely to the world of sport, fashion and beyond πŸš€πŸ‘ŸπŸ‘•πŸŒŸ
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4 days ago

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On Friday, all students in Year 10 took part in a fascinating talk from DC Andrew Kevan of the Cheshire Police Cyber Crime Unit, learning about the dangers of online activity and how to stay safe. Supporting our values of Integrity, Positivity and Resilience through informed choices online.
Thank you, Andrew, for such informative sessions.

#OnlineSafety #schoolvalues #integrity #resilience #CyberAwareness #stayingsafe #StudentWellbeing #proudtobepadgate
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4 days ago

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A great Careers Aspirations Assembly from Mrs Leigh encouraging Padgate students to become creative, confident builders of their future β€” living our Vision & Values of Positivity, Resilience, Integrity, Determination & Endeavour. πŸ’«

#ProudToBePadgate #VisionAndValues #CareersInspiration #FutureFocused #studentaspirations
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7 days ago

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Well done to the Year 10 Basketball team who proudly represented the school at a tournament at Birchwood High School πŸ‘πŸ”₯
Fantastic teamwork, effort, and sportsmanship shown throughout the day β€” we’re proud of you all! πŸ’ͺ⛹️‍♂️⛹️‍♀️

#Year10Basketball #SchoolPride #WellDone #Teamwork #BasketballLife #Proudtobepadgate πŸ€πŸ‘πŸ’™
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7 days ago

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Year 10 Progress Evening - 29 January 2026
A friendly reminder that the Year 10 Progress Evening will take place next Thursday from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
Book here: www.padgateacademy.co.uk/.../parents-evening.../
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